Excerpts
from paper presented at GeoBen2000 Congress on the Geological and
Geotechnical Influences
in the .Preservation
of Historical and Cultural Heritage - Moncalieri Castle,
Stupinigi Castle-
Torino, Italy 7-8-9 June 2000

The Conference entirely devoted to the protection of relevant buildings belonging to the Cultural Heritage, mainly focusing on the use of innovative technologies.
The Conference is aimed at collecting the contributions of the main outputs from the most outstanding Institutions operating worldwide in the field of Cultural Heritage. At the same time, it will be a suitable opportunity for disseminating the results of the research activity coming from the PROHITECH project, developed in the years 2004-2008 http://www.prohitech.com

The technical programme of the Conference will consist in working sessions introduced by the Chairman, followed by oral presentations and open discussion. Outstanding experts will be invited for keynote lectures, presenting the most recent developments in theory, design and practice with reference to the protection of relevant historical and monumental buildings all over the world. Moreover, Special Sessions are envisaged, which can be freely proposed and organized by the participants, within the general scope of the Conference.